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The revision of ANSI/CAN/UL 8139 dated July 6, 2020 includes the following changes:
Clarification to Section 7.2, Exception applies to Flammability and Mechanical RTI; 7.2, 28.2, 29.4, and 30.2
Clarification to 8.2, Electrochemical Corrosion; 8.2, 8.2A
Add Exception to 9.2 to address inadvertent shorting
Clarification to Section 10.4 to indicate a charging interface needs to be tested
Clarifications to Table 17.1; 17.1, Section 31A
Correction of temperature in Section 22.4
Section 29.6, Clarifying the determination of voltage difference for the drop test
Section 17.4, Removal of potentiometers from temperature measuring
Addition of an alternative specification for cheesecloth; 17.10
Allowing more appropriate discharge test parameters for greater relevance to device parameters; 20.3
Clarification that single fault conditions do not apply to overload test; 25.3
Clarifications to Table 26.2
Clarification to Section 26, Temperature Testing; 26.1, 26.2, 26.4, 26.6
Correction to venting test procedures; 31.1
Addition of performance-based marking durability test; 33.1, 33.1A
Clarification to markings and warnings; 33.7
Imbalanced charging clarifications; 22.2